Total Crime Rate

218.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Addington Square area has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 66th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Addington Square (CT9 1NN) in the last 12 months was 218.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% higher than the Cliftonville West average (153.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 113.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addington Square (CT9 1NN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 225 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Addington Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danesmead Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homestead Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Homestead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Homestead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danesmead Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Danesmead Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grotto Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bath Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carroway'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2055 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B2055 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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